Title 26, Human Services Code

(1) A temporary care assistance program and a temporary care provider are subject to any rule promulgated by the department that is applicable to noncertified kinship care, defined in section 19-1-103; except that a temporary care assistance program and a temporary care provider …

(1) This part 7 applies only when a parent or guardian of a minor delegates any power regarding care, custody, or property of the minor to an approved temporary caregiver with the assistance of a temporary care assistance program pursuant to this part 7. Nothing in this part 7 re…

The short title of this part 9 is the Foster Care, Kinship Foster Care, Residential, Day Treatment, and Child Placement Agency Licensing and Certification Act. Source: L. 2022: Entire part added, (HB 22-1295), ch. 123, p. 783, � 17, effective July 1. L. 2024: Entire section amend…

(1) The general assembly finds that: (a) The regulation, licensing, and funding of foster care homes, kinship foster care homes, residential and day treatment child care facilities, and child placement agencies contribute to a safe and healthy environment for children and youth; …

As used in this part 9, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Affiliate of a licensee means: (a) A person or entity that owns more than five percent of the ownership interest in the business operated by the licensee or the applicant for a license; or (b) A person who is dire…

(1) This part 9 does not apply to: (a) A child care facility that is approved, certified, or licensed by another state agency or by a federal government department or agency that has standards for operation of the facility and inspects or monitors the facility; (b) Occasional car…

(1) (a) (I) All applications for the licensure of a child placement agency or a residential or day treatment child care facility or the certification of a foster care home or kinship foster care home pursuant to this part 9 must include the notice to the applicant set forth in su…

(1) The department shall prescribe and publish standards for licensing. The standards must be applicable to child placement agencies and the various types of residential and day treatment child care facilities regulated and licensed by this part 9; except that the department shal…

(1) The state board shall promulgate rules that apply to foster care generally, regardless of whether the foster care is provided by a foster care home certified by a county department or by a child placement agency, and to kinship care, including kinship foster care. The state b…

(1) (a) (I) (A) The state department shall investigate and pass on each application for issuance of a license, each application for a permanent or time-limited license following the issuance of a probationary or provisional license, and each application for renewal of a license t…

(1) (a) When a facility or agency licensed pursuant to this part 9 has been notified by the department of a negative licensing action or the imposition of a fine pursuant to section 26-6-914 (2) and (8), it shall, within ten days after receiving the notice, provide the department…

The department may hold institutes and programs for licensees under this part 9 to assist in the improvement of standards and practices of facilities operated and maintained by licensees and in the more efficient and practical administration and enforcement of this part 9. In con…

The department is authorized to accept, on behalf of the state, any grants of federal funds made available for any purposes consistent with the provisions of this part 9. The executive director of the department, with the approval of the governor, has the power to direct the disp…

The department, in the name of the people of the state of Colorado, through the attorney general of the state, must apply for an injunction in any court of competent jurisdiction to enjoin a person from operating a facility or agency without a license that is required to be licen…

On or after July 1, 2021, a person violating any provision of this part 9, intentionally making a false statement or report to the department or to an agency delegated by the department to make an investigation or inspection pursuant to the provisions of this part 9, or violating…

(1) In addition to any other penalty otherwise provided by law, including section 26-6-919, a person who violates any provision of this part 9 or intentionally makes a false statement or report to the department or to any agency delegated by the department to make an investigatio…

(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) Child has the same meaning as set forth in section 19-1-103. (b) Youth has the same meaning as set forth in section 19-1-103. (2) (a) On or before July 1, 2026, each residential child care facility in the sta…

(1) The general assembly finds and declares that: (a) Colorado children and youth who reside in or have previously resided in an out-of-home placement deserve and can benefit from the stability and security of permanent, safe adoptive homes; (b) In particular, adoption is an impo…

As used in this article 7, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Agreement means an adoption assistance agreement negotiated and entered into pursuant to section 26-7-107. (2) Anticipated needs means those needs that are reasonably foreseeable and as defined in the eligibili…

(1) At the time that the family is matched for adoption of a child or youth who is potentially eligible for benefits pursuant to this article 7, the state department, a county department, or a nonprofit child placement agency, as appropriate, shall provide the prospective adoptiv…

(1) Only an eligible child or youth who has special needs that create a barrier to his or her adoption is eligible for adoption benefits. (2) The following conditions must be present at the time the eligible child or youth was placed for adoption; except that a child or youth who…

(1) A county department may authorize or administer one or more of the types of benefits available pursuant to this article 7, as described in subsection (2) of this section. (2) The benefits available pursuant to this article 7 include: (a) Monthly subsidy payments; (b) Medical …

(1) The county department may suspend the payment of subsidies available pursuant to this article 7 when contact with the adoptive family cannot be established and the county department cannot establish that the adoptive parent is providing any support, which includes financial s…

(1) The county department shall terminate the payment of subsidies available pursuant to this article 7 when any of the following situations occur: (a) The child or youth reaches eighteen years of age; except that, in cases where the county department has determined that the chil…

(1) In any decision made pursuant to this article 7, the adoptive parents have the right to appeal to the state department, with a hearing before a state department administrative law judge in accordance with the State Administrative Procedure Act, article 4 of title 24. (2) The …

Source: L. 73: R&RE, p. 1208, � 7. C.R.S. 1963: � 119-9-1. L. 2015: Entire section amended, (HB 15-1188), ch. 58, p. 137, � 1, effective March 30; (2) added by revision, (SB 15-239), ch. 160, pp. 487, 490, �� 3, 14. Editor's note: (1) This section was relocated to � 8-84-102. (2)…

Source: L. 73: R&RE, p. 1208, � 7. C.R.S. 1963: � 119-9-2. L. 2015: (3) added by revision, (SB 15-239), ch. 160, pp. 487, 490, �� 3, 14. Editor's note: (1) This section was relocated to � 8-84-103. (2) Subsection (3) provided for the repeal of this section, effective July 1, 2016…

Source: L. 73: R&RE, p. 1208, � 7. C.R.S. 1963: � 119-9-3. L. 2015: (2) added by revision, (SB 15-239), ch. 160, pp. 487, 490, �� 3, 14. Editor's note: (1) This section was relocated to � 8-84-104. (2) Subsection (2) provided for the repeal of this section, effective July 1, 2016…

Source: L. 73: R&RE, p. 1208, � 7. C.R.S. 1963: � 119-9-4. L. 93: IP(1) amended, p. 1157, � 117, effective July 1, 1994. L. 97: Entire section amended, p. 1191, � 17, effective July 1. L. 2015: (2) added by revision, (SB 15-239), ch. 160, pp. 487, 490, �� 3, 14. Editor's note: (1…

Source: L. 73: R&RE, p. 1210, � 7. C.R.S. 1963: � 119-9-6. L. 2015: (2) added by revision, (SB 15-239), ch. 160, pp. 487, 490, �� 3, 15. Editor's note: (1) This section was relocated to � 8-84-107. (2) Subsection (2) provided for the repeal of this section, effective July 1, 2016…

(1) There is hereby created in the state department a work therapy program to provide sheltered workshop programs for training and employment of persons receiving services at the mental health institutes and at the regional centers located at Grand Junction, Pueblo, and Wheat Rid…

This article shall be known and may be cited as the Older Coloradans' Act. Source: L. 85: Entire section added, p. 974, � 1, effective May 29.

(1) The general assembly finds and declares that: (a) Older Coloradans constitute a fundamental resource of this state. Often, their competence, experience, and wisdom are underutilized, and a means must be found to effectively use their abilities for the benefit of all Coloradan…

As used in this article 11, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Commission means the Colorado commission on the aging created in section 26-11-101 (1)(a). Source: L. 2025: Entire section added, (SB 25-275), ch. 377, p. 2081, � 227, effective August 6.

(1) (a) There is created in the state department the Colorado commission on the aging for the purpose of coordinating and guiding the implementation of the strategic action plan on aging, developed pursuant to section 24-32-3406, as that section existed prior to June 30, 2022, an…

(1) The commission shall elect an executive committee from its membership, including a chair, a vice-chair, and such other officers as it deems necessary. The vice-chair shall act as chair in the absence of or at the direction of the chair. The commission shall meet in person or …

Members of the commission shall be reimbursed for expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties. Source: L. 73: RC&RE, p. 1207, � 6. C.R.S. 1963: � 119-7-3. L. 2014: Entire section amended, (SB 14-153), ch. 390, p. 1965, � 27, effective June 6. L. 2023: Entire sec…

(1) Pursuant to section 13 of article XII of the state constitution, the executive director shall appoint a state department liaison to the commission and administrative staff as necessary to carry out the duties of the position. The state department liaison must be professionall…

(1) The commission, through its executive committee described in section 26-11-102 (1); in coordination with the state department liaison to the commission, appointed pursuant to section 26-11-104; and in coordination with independent staff, contracted pursuant to section 26-11-1…

The state department, acting for and on behalf of the state, may receive and accept title to any grant or gift from any source, including the federal government, and all grants, grants-in-aid, and gifts shall be deposited with the state treasurer and shall be continuously availab…

As used in this part 2, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Advisory council means a representative body of laypersons and service providers which represents the interests of the older persons within the boundaries of a planning and service area and which is designated by …

The executive director shall create in the state department a state office on aging, the head of which is the director of the state office, who is appointed by the executive director. The state office and the director of the state office are type 2 entities, as defined in section…

(1) In addition to such other duties and functions as the executive director may allocate to the state office, the state office shall have the following duties and functions: (a) To be the leader concerning aging issues on behalf of all older Coloradans while acting in coordinati…

(1) An area agency on aging shall have the following duties: (a) To develop and administer an area plan, consistent with the state plan, for a comprehensive and coordinated system of programs in the planning and service area; (b) To assist older persons in obtaining their rights,…

(1) Each area agency on aging, designated pursuant to section 26-11-203, shall designate an advisory council consisting of a representative body of laypersons and service providers who represent the interests of older persons within the planning and service area. The advisory cou…

(1) There is hereby created in the state department the older Coloradans program, referred to in this section as the program. The program shall provide moneys to area agencies on aging to provide grants to provide community-based services to persons sixty years of age or older to…

Nothing in this part 2 shall be construed to prevent the state department from complying with the requirements of the rules and regulations of the United States department of health and human services promulgated pursuant to the federal Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended. So…

(1) The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that it would be beneficial to the state to develop a service delivery system to respond to the needs of caregivers who care for frail, elderly persons or to the needs of grandparents and relative caregivers who have…

(1) No later than August 2024, and each August every three years thereafter, the state department, the office of state planning and budgeting, and representatives from area agencies on aging shall review the adequacy of the appropriation for state funding for senior services for …

As used in this part 3, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Executive committee means the executive committee elected by the commission in accordance with section 26-11-102. (2) Lifelong Colorado initiative means the lifelong Colorado initiative created in section 26-11-30…